Greece: ‘War on the capitalist’

The Greek workers who struck and marched last week are our sisters and brothers in a crucial battle. At stake is who will pay for the crisis, and who will meet the bill for the bailout of the bankers. The Greek banners caught the spirit of revolt – “No to the capitalist parasites, wealth belongs to the workers”, and “The workers’ answer is war on the capitalists”.

Several read, “We are not Ireland, we will resist”. The Irish government, aided by compliant union leaders, is imposing a 20 percent wage cut in the public sector, tax increases and welfare cuts. Greek workers are determined to fight. They called their demonstrations a “river of fury”. One large banner carried by finance ministry workers proclaimed, “Workers will cancel the plans of the government and the European Union (EU) carried through with the collusion of the union leaders and the media.”

http://projectsheffield.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/workers-take-to-greek-streets-against-cutbacks/

$15 Billion Euro Olympics Bill

200,000 people marched in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, against budget cuts and attacks on working people and their unions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/us/16puerto.html?_r=1

Solidarity actions were held across the USA.

http://blog.aflcio.org/2009/10/15/union-movement-rallies-in-solidarity-with-puerto-rican-workers/#

Labour Start has complete coverage of this extraordinary struggle

http://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/show_news.pl?country=Puerto%20Rico&alllanguages=1&languagename=English&langcode=en〈=English

"natarseen, natarsee, ma hameh baham hasteem." "be not afraid, be not afraid, we are all together." And then at the end of the video they shout "down with the dictator."

NEWS: Tuesday June 23rd: all citizens should strike, not go to work or school in honor of those who were killed in the demonstrations. call by students supporting the legal rights movement Iranian

Bus Workers Join the Resistance http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/iranian-bus-workers-join-resistance By Al Giordano The Autobus Workers Union of Iran (Sendikaye Sherkat Vahed, in Farsi) has just made the following declaration (translated for The Field by Iraj Omidvar):

https://www.ina-newsagency.com/Report-Details.aspx?reportId=2330&back=0&type=3

There is being reported in the media a call - by the Opposition to the dodgy re-elected regime - for a general strike in Iran on Tuesday June 16th 2009.

" I think Iranian women have become canaries of the mind. If you want to guage a society and how free it is, you go to its women. Iranian women have really worked for their freedom this election. Look at their signature campaign - they choose a non-violent campaign to educate people inside and outside Iran about the country's repressive laws. They played an important role in the beginning of the last century in bringing about a constitutional revolution. In the beginning of this century, they will play a central role in changing society towards openness. " Azar Nafisi - Things I've been silent about

April 6, 2009 there will be a GENERAL STRIKE AND DAY OF RAGE against Egyptian Mubarak capitalistic dictatorship. All Comrades world wide, let’s join in our struggle to spread the news everywhere! Encourage the people to join the strike!

Organize a protest in front of Egyptian Embassy! What ever you can do, JUST DO IT! Spread this message now! We must be able to count on each other and support one another! Now is the time! NOW IS OUR CHANCE!

We are doing this strike because We need salaries allowing us to live, we need to work, we want our children to get education, we need human transportation means, we want hospitals to get treatment, we want medicines for our children, we need just judiciary, we want security, we want freedom and dignity, we want apartments for youth;

Greece General strike called + Spain CNT vs RyanAir + anti-transport strike Laws in Italy

Greek unions call 24 hour general strike Greece's main labour body said Thursday it is calling a 24-hour general strike to protest more than 4,000 lay-offs that have swept the country in February. Workers should not "pay the price of the financial crisis," the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) said in a statement. GSEE - which did not specify the date for the strike - said February's figure followed significant job losses between November and January when nearly 8,000 people lost their jobs.

The body, representing around 600,000 workers, urged a general strike to demand job security, as well as improved union and salary rights for workers. Wednesday, a thousand demonstrators marched in central Athens after a smaller union collective, Adedy, called a strike in protest of the country's conservative government.

http://libcom.org/news/greek-unions-call-24-hour-general-strike-01032009

" Sarkozy and Merkel say Europe will lead way towards 'moral' capitalism" - 8th Jan 2009 "

Demonstrators alternated between chants and cries in the French creole language of the islands, raising their fists to shouts of “Down with colonization”, “Two-hundred euros, yes we can!” and “Life is dear under those coconut trees”. A sign read: "“apartheid is a reality in the Caribbean”.

Guadeloupe riots turn paradise into war zone as one protester shot dead - Feb 18th

Sarkozy under pressure as civil disturbances over economy escalate in French territory Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana - Reunion rebellion The movement, led by the umbrella group Collective against Extreme Exploitation, began on 20 January as a general strike and protest against the island's high living costs....